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2007-03-30

Changes on Cortelyou Road

Cortelyou Streetscape - Looking East from Argyle Road. Credit: FDC

Construction to revamp the streetscape on Cortelyou Road is well underway. I'm really interested to see how the new, wider tree pits and extra planting areas work out. With adoption by business and residents, they could be beautiful.

The plan calls for the planting of 40 new Linden trees, Flatbush Light Poles, benches, clocks, bike racks and wrought iron tree guards. This streetscape will create a public space that invites pedestrianism, improves public health, stimulates local economic activity, and attracts residents and visitors to the community.- Cortelyou Road, FDC

Today, the block was hopping, with activity from Coney Island Avenue to Rugby Road. Here's the front of the library, at the northeast corner of Argyle Road:

Library Plaza, Cortelyou Road and Argyle Road, Northeast corner

Click the image above for larger sizes where you can see the scoring line along the sidewalk on the right-hand side.

Here are some other images from this afternoon.

Scoring the sidewalk, Cortelyou Road, North side, in front of library between Argyle and Rugby Roads

Curb and sidewalk reconstruction in progress, Cortelyou Road, South side, looking East from Stratford Road

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I moved to New York City, to the East Village, in 1979. I started city gardening soon thereafter. I moved to Brooklyn in 1992. I now make my home and garden in Flatbush, Brooklyn (USDA Hardiness Zone 7b, AHS Heat Zone 5).